crackableadj.
/ˈkrakəb(ə)l/ a. Capable of being cracked.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile
bricklec1225
froughc1275
brisel1303
brocklec1315
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slattery1829
crackable1862
snappable1866
smashable1884
spaulty1895
1862 Guardian 16 Apr. 1 The fort which can mount the hugest ordnance, and can be so constructed as not to be crackable.
1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 221 Most of them of a brittle crackable nature.
b. as n. (in plural). Things that can be cracked. (nonce-use, after eatables, etc.).
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1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 100 Fond o' breaking crackables.
Derivatives
crackaˈbility n. quality of being crackable.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > brittleness or fragility
frailnessa1300
bricklenessa1425
fragility1604
frailty1615
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frangibleness1676
frangibility1783
crackability1810
breakableness1856
brashness1863
1810 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 344 The crackability, which is here made the characteristic of this sort of nut.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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adj.1810